As referenced in this less-than-scintillating Pit thread, I am having some noise problems with my new neighbor. He is not particularly loud volume-wise, but he seems to be incapable of being at home and not making some noise that is audible quite clearly in my apartment. The primary problem is the guitar-playing, along with his stereo and TV.
Basically, I’m not one to rock the boat, and I’d hate to end up with a neighbor that hates me, but this can’t continue. It seems kind of jerky to go directly to the building management about the problems without trying to ask him politely to tone it down. However, I am too chicken to do this in person. So I thought of writing a note, and I have in fact composed one:
Now, here’s what I know about the guy (all gleaned from a move-in day conversation with his dad, I still haven’t met him myself). He is a student at a local arts college, majoring in communication. It’s his first apartment, so he’s probably 18 or 19. I’ve seen him through peeping out my peephole when there is noise at his door (it’s right next to mine) and he looks like a mainstream kid, not punk-y or hippy-ish or anything like that.
So, what do Dopers think I should do? Is the note poorly worded? How might he react? I can’t just deal with the noise, so something must be done. Any alternative courses of action?